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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An esophageal surgery campaign, initiated by the Mali Hospital in Bamako, in partnership with the Chaîne de l'Espoir, a French NGO working in the humanitarian field, and the surgical team of Professor Pascal Thomas, President of the French Society of Thoracic Surgery, was launched on Tuesday, [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The third edition of the Sente International Festival will be held from April 19 to 21, in Niena, in the region of Sikasso, southern Mali, on the theme "The role of women in the resolution of community conflicts," PANA gathered from the organizers on Wednesday. The Sente [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's stock market remained unchanged on Wednesday with the benchmark stock market index RSI and ALSI opening at 125.31 and 135.89 points and closing without gaining any value. The shares of 8 companies trading at the market remained stable with large outstanding shares but without bids at [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Parliament voted on  Wednesday to amend the country's Immigration Act following the increase in the number of non-citizens marrying citizens for the sole purpose of acquiring the status of a resident, PANA reported from here. Addressing the House, Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said the [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc, as issued by the National Bank of Rwanda. Currency                         Buying             Selling US Dollar                      881.94           899.57 Euro                             997.16          1,017.10 Pound Sterling        1,151.94         1,174.98 Swiss Franc                879.97           897.57 Canadian Dollar         659.55           672.74 Kenya Shilling                8.73              8.91 UAE Dirham                   235.75             240.47 Australian [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Between 7,000 and 8,000 Jewish pilgrims are expected for the annual pilgrimage to the synagogue of Ghriba on Djerba Island in southeast Tunisia from 22-23 May, according to Tunisian Minister of Tourism and Crafts, René Trablesi.   Visiting the island on Tuesday, he said the number of pilgrims [...]

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Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Africa has not made major progress in creating decent jobs in recent years, according to reports presented for analysis by participants of the fifth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 5) starting Wednesday in Marrakech, Morocco. "Although Africa has progressed in the implementation [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania.   Currency                                       Buying                   Selling 1 Euro                                                  41.1                    [...]

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Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the CFAF as issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC).   Currency                                 Buying                          [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, still struggling to put up with the pressure from the youth who are camping around the army general command, has begun receiving badly needed support from key Arab and African allies. The council’s members and president have been busy doing lot of explanation to [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The following Day 2, Group A matches will be played on Wednesday at the ongoing Under-17 AFCON in Tanzania. Nigeria     v     Angola Uganda     v     Tanzania -0- PANA VAO/AR 17April2019   [...]

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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Canadian Sylvain Villiard has been appointed executive director of the Brazzaville university hospital (CHU), PANA learned from the Congolese ministry of health and population on Wednesday. After officially taking office on Tuesday, Villiard presented his agenda, including the quality of care for patient and the multi-faceted support [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:   Currency                                 Buying                        Selling US Dollar                                   48.50                        50.30 Pound Sterling                          57.50                       54.50 Euro                                            54.50                       58.50 CFA Franc (5000)                     400.00                      425.00 Swedish Kroner (100)                 500.00                     550.00 Australian Dollar                         34.50                       37.50 South African Rand                    12.00                       14.00 Canadian Dollar                          35.00                      37.00 Swiss [...]

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Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Access to finance by women in Africa is critical if the continent is to attain the sustainable development goals, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha, said on Tuesday at the launch of the African Women Leadership Fund (AWLF) in Marrakech, Morocco. Adoption of [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by the Bank of Tanzania: Currency                        Buying                         Selling US Dollar                       2,278.05                    2,300.84 Pound Sterling             2,974. 23                     3,000.51 Euro                               2,573.75                     2,599.71 Canadian Dollar           1,704.24                      1,720.76 Kenya Shilling                   22.55                           22.73 Uganda Shilling                  0.57 [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Absa Group Limited on Wednesday announced that it has successfully moved its banking platform used by six of its African subsidiaries from Barclays Plc’s data centre in the United Kingdom to Absa’s data centre in South Africa. The platform serves Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius, Barclays Tanzania, Seychelles and [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is refusing to confirm or deny claims that it has applied for the extradition of former Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe. The case relates to the alleged assault of model Gabriella Engels at a luxury Johannesburg hotel in 2017. Engels who was [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius. Currency                                                   Buying        [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ongoing fighting in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, is not between the people of the east and those of the west, but between those who try to control the country by force and those who defend the civil state, Libyan Presidential Council Chaiman Fayez Al-Sarraj said [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing violence in Libya has displaced more than 18,000 people in the capital, Tripoli, and humanitarians remain concerned for some 3,600 migrants and refugees held in detention centres there.  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), since clashes erupted between the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) [...]

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Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger’s Prime Minister Brigi Rafini has expressed his pleasure about the progress made the  government in the past eight years of the Fifth Republic, noting that  indicators "at all levels and in all sectors progressed significantly."   ‘’My conviction today is that the commitments made by President Issoufou [...]

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